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For the third straight year, the Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Soccer Team will be the top seed in the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament. L-R (13-1-2) will face eighth-seeded Mars Hill (6-12)

in the quarterfinal round at home on Tuesday night at the Moretz Sports - Athletic Complex beginning at 7:00 p.m.Lenoir-Rhyne, ranked No. 11 in NCAA Division II, defeated Mars Hill earlier this season by a 4-0 score on October 10 in Mars Hill, N.C. The Bears lead the all-time series with the Lions, 18-3, and have won the past six meetings between the two schools.Lenoir-Rhyne is also unbeaten in its last 12 matches (10-0-2) and is currently ranked second in the latest NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Rankings. The top six squads earn a berth to the playoffs. L-R, under first-year Head Coach Cally Morrill, has advanced to the last three conference tournament championship matches and won the title in 2010.This year, the Bears are led by freshman forward Leah Mullins (Kissimmee, Fla.) and senior goalkeeper Caitlin Scruggs (Torrance, Calif.).Mullins is first on the squad in goals scored (11) and total points (25) while Scruggs has a 0.42 goals-against average with six shutouts and 63 saves. The semifinals and finals of the league tournament championship will take place at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C., on Friday, November 2, and Sunday, November 4, respectively. The winner of the conference tournament earns an automatic qualifying bid to the playoffs.

The Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Soccer Team will take on Carson-Newman in the opening round of the 2012 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament. The Bears, the seventh seed in the tournament, will play the second-seeded Eagles on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., in Jefferson City, Tenn.Lenoir-Rhyne is 6-6-4 on the year while Carson-Newman enters the tournament with a mark of 7-5-3.The Bears and the Eagles played to a 1-1 tie earlier this season on October 13, in Hickory, N.C. Carson-Newman leads the all-time series with Lenoir-Rhyne, 16-13-2. Lenoir-Rhyne, under fourth-year Head Coach Tom Gott, advanced all the way to the league tournament finals last season before falling to Anderson by a 1-0 score in overtime. The Bears have also captured three SAC Tournament Titles (1992, 2000 and 2006) in school history.Lenoir-Rhyne is led this year by freshman forward Tobias Tobrant (Boras, SWEDEN) with eight goals scored and 17 points and junior goalkeeper Stefan Dill (Southampton, BERMUDA) with a conference-leading 93 saves. The semifinals and finals of the conference tournament will be held at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C., on Friday, November 2, and Sunday, November 4, respectively.